Congrats! I was a former CC owner..

Thought I would chime in and say hello.
I purchased Todds Stinger 390X Miami Vice Edition this past year. I had a BLAST with it and spent upwards to 7 grand in fuel this past summer. I had a ball and travelled all over Lake Ontario. I enjoy the boat immensely and also have a 260 that I was not able to sell, so I played with it as well. I had it in the water for anyone to take for a test drive but they did not come? I park them next to each other and they turn a few heads.
Oh well...I had lots of fun and sun this summer.
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Nice! I love the 390 Stingers!

Chriscraft Boats
 

I have a 1988 Chriscraft 245 Limited with the 460Ford King Cobra stern drive. Had the boat for ten years now, and it has
been a great Summer Recreational craft.
Great idea to have a site for Chriscraft owners to exchange information.

welcome on the board Dan! You'll get addicted...

new style windshield for 26 ft. stingers
 

i have a new cooler style windshield that i have created for the 26 foot stingers.
it will change the look of your boat and it would make it 50#lighter
for sale $350.00 plus shipping
let me know your opinion
thanks for looking
Eddy 305-7960318

here is another picture when i had it painted to match the colors of the boat

where is that picture?

SEND ME AN EMAIL TO [email protected] and i will send you more pictures, i am having a hard time to post them cause when i tried to upload them is telling me that is to big and that i have to uploaded manually.
maybe you can do it for me
i will reply to your email and send you pictures too

Picture of Chriscraft

260 stingers
 

I've had a 1987 260 stinger for the last 16 years. It first had a single 454 alpha 330 hp. 4 years ago I installed a 496 mag HO with a bravo 1X drive. Always been happy with it. Here's a picture of it

87 stinger
 

pics of 87 stinger with 800s and #4s on boxes

what a nice looking stinger, you done a great job

LOVE the paint job tnt1...VERY nice indeed!:drink:

just bought a 1984 stinger 390x in september, cant wait till spring to use her again

any 390 scorpions out there?
 

I own one of less than 40 built, 390 scorpion. I have found an additional 3 on Lk St Claire in Michigan. Anyone else know of any out there?
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I only know of the two on Lake Ontario. Mine and another 390 one year older than mine. It is all black with gold plated trim. Looks very NICE indeed.
It belongs to a guy in Hamilton and we met last summer. The boat is all original and is in fabulous condition!
You don't see many BLACK boats around and this one is exceptionally cool!

There is another guy over in Grimsby Ontario that has a nice 312 but I have not run into him yet. I left a note on his boat last year in dry dock but he never claled me this summer. Sorry we did not get together...:(

Here is my 344 Stinger...
 

A few pictures.. have more if anyone is interested.

what year is it? i did not know there was a 344 Stinger?

1989
 

its a 334... sorry, my dislexic typing. It is a 1989, they were only made for 2 years, i think. (88 and 89).. its a fittipaldi edition. Twin 420's with TRS drives, does 70 no problem. There are only 6 in the states to my knowledge, most were sent to Europe.

You know what... I have seen one before... on Ebay a couple years ago, did you get it off Ebay? looks initeresting!

no, I found it in the classifides, this past summer. I was looking for one for a while.. They are around.. a bit hard to find.. I have seen some of the 37's on this site. It has a sinister look to it.. I am the 3rd owner, was purchased in Florida. I will redo the engines eventually, still in the planning stages.

I have an 87 230 Scorpion. Blue and grey. 5.7L sbc. omc cobra all stock and original condition. Grimsby/Beamsville Ontario.

Hi Chris. I had a 230 a few years back. It was cream coloured with gold and black trim.
I did not like the OMC's much but the boat was great! Had lots of fun.

Maybe I'll see you out at Port Dalhousie? I'm there three to five times a week...or more??? :)
:ernaehrung004:

Now thats a nice oldstyle boat !!!

Do have pictures with the boxes, because all i can see are the Gimbals on the transom ?!

Would be nice to see the back of the boat with the boxes and # 4's !!!!

What speed do u see in it ?:ernaehrung004:

I have an 86 230 scorpion, black and white with 454 and thru hull. I"ve never had a bad time on that boat, but if the snow ever melts here I'm going to try and sell it. Anybody have guess what it;s worth in this market?

Hi I have a Stinger 390X 1985 that I have completely customized. Please take a look @ www.oceansidemarine.page.tl. I wonder where did you get your windshield ? Do you make em ? What kind of power do you have in your 390X ? I am thinking of putting at least 1000 HP each in mine eventually and hit the dream zone 100 mph . Any ideas if it would be possible without blowers ?

Hi I have a Stinger 390X 1985 that I have completely customized. Please take a look @ www.oceansidemarine.page.tl. I wonder where did you get your windshield ? Do you make em ? I am thinking of putting at least 1000 HP each in mine eventually and hit the dream zone 100 mph . Any ideas if it would be possible without blowers ?

Hi there.
To be perfectly honest with you I don't think you will get the 100 mph crest??? Tops, you might get about 85 with some 1171 blowers...possibly? the hull will not take that kind of punishment and I don't think it will cruise at that speed???

87 stinger look at seriousoffshore.com under boat brands criscraft boats

87 stinger I made the windshield out of oak plywood and foam then glassed it up. it took a lot of time but turned out nice. as far as speed i am running over 85 and should hit 90.with the right power and set up 100 is possible. but not without blowers or turbos. good luck.

Hi everyone, I'm new here and a newbie with a boat like the one I just bought. I dont know if I got the deal of a lifetime or the shaft of a lifetime.. I bought a 1986 Chris Craft Stinger 26 Ft for 5k. I thought it was a misprint when I read the add. I asked the guy why so low of a price and he said his dad died and his Mom wants the boat gone in a week and didn't care what he made off it.... He showed me all the tickets for repairs. It has twin 5.7 in it That were comp rebuilt along with both drives. to me those were alone worth what I was paying for the boat. His dad had it painted 6 months ago red but wasnt finished. Still needs wet sanding and clear coat. Inside looks good, just cleaning. paint job looks good though. I was realy looking for a smaller 21 scarb but even I knew I couldnt pass this up. Starts right up runs great! Floor feels solid, just seems to good to be, also all paper work is in order. Am I missing something here??????? or did I just happen to stumble on a deal of a liftime? I'm still just baffled... The exhaust is prop, there anyway i can have someone do a thru hull exhaust, ir is there not enough room>? Any advice and opinions would be GREAT! Thanks to all that reply, Barkus

Seems like a deal!

You can easily add thru-hull exhaust to it...

Hi Full Force,

I see alot of writings about the 84,85 87, is there a reason theres not much on the 86 260 stinger? Is this maybe why it was so cheap? I see alot of people saying these boats crack easy. stringers isues, I'm just doing lakes, no ocean, should I be concerned at all>? Thanks.

Should not have any issues, unless boat is rotted, but even then you can fix her up! I don't think being an 86 has anything to do with anything, just happen to be getting info on the other years, all Chris crafts in the 80's could have lamination issues, just check it out, I had strake issues on my 88 245 Limited, I fixed it up and never had an issue again.
The 260 can do well in bigger water if needed, not a bad boat at all!

new here
 

Good afternoon, I'm new to this forum. It's nice that somebody recognizes Chris Crafts. I have a 1987 scorpion 230 limited that I've had since 1991 it originally had a 350/260 omc cobra that I eventually replaced with a 406 sbc n/a I'm now building a 406 sbc with a 177 weiand blower. I've gotten 70 on GPS with a 23 4-blade. will replace with a 24 or 25 then let the games begin!

Our 1985 Chris Craft 210 LTD Scorpion
 

Hi all, new to the offshore website. I was attempting to locate information on Chris Crafts and stumbled to this web site. I thought I would share our 1985 Chris Craft 210 Scorpion with you. My wife and I have owned this boat for 21 years. I had the interior replace 10 years ago. I just replaced all the wood last year. The boat is running great. My 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter love the boat. This is will be their boat soon. Below are some pictures. Presently we own this boat and a 2001 440 Trojan Express Yacht which is sitting behind the Chris Craft. Glad to join the forum.

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I've had my '88 375 Stinger since 2001,,,its been a constant porject. I just wish it was faster,,,(don't we all?). It is a true wave crusher and the cabin is my favorite part.

just purchased a 87 202 with a 600hp 383 sbc. captain swivel seats and rear seats next to the screaming supercharger. only been out once on a sunny but chilly febuary day in vancouver canada.got up to 60 mph before my face froze,cant wait till summer!!!

congrats! now lets see some pics